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The artillery adjustment plan made by the General Staff Department is divided into three regional adjustments: the first is to take Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and other coastal areas as a piece, so that it will be more convenient to use the sea to adjust artillery, and the second is to use the Yangtze River as the core, southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, and even go deep into the Jiujiang River for adjustment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe third is the troops stationed in Jiangxi. Basically, transportation is the main consideration.

Among the existing artillery of the Nationalist Army, there were about two battalions of German-made field artillery, and there were originally three battalions, but the First Division lost a lot in the Battle of Zhenjiang, and now there are only two battalions left after other losses. He said, "There are a lot of field artillery in this building, adding up to nine battalions, and although there are some losses in the battles before and after, there are also some captures, and this comes and goes, no more, no less." There are now six battalions of American-made field artillery, most of which have been newly purchased within the last year. The total number of these 75-mm field guns is in 17 battalions, about 200 guns.

The 75-millimeter mountain artillery is a bit complicated, including the purchased, self-produced, and captured ones, there are three battalions of German mountain artillery, five battalions of mountain artillery, five battalions of American mountain artillery, and five battalions of Fuzhou Arsenal self-produced, and the total number of these 75-mm mountain artillery is 18 battalions, which is about 200 guns, and the number of captured mountain guns is quite large, close to the appearance of 60 guns in four battalions.

At the same time, there were three battalions of 60-mm rapid-fire guns, and the captured 57-mm mountain guns were also concentrated and trained into two battalions.

As for the large-caliber 105-mm howitzer regiment, the scope is no longer adjusted, and now the read-force howitzer regiment has three 105-mm howitzer battalions and one 105-mm cannon battalion. The total number was up to 48 guns.

Among these artillery, they are assigned to each division separately, and they are not the same formation, but adopt two kinds of formations, the pack horse system and the horse pull system, and the pack horse system is organized into two mountain artillery battalions and one field artillery battalion, which is faster in mobility and suitable for mountain combat. The horse-pulling system is organized into one mountain artillery battalion and two field artillery battalions, which are less mobile and suitable for fighting in plains and areas with better road traffic. In addition to the reason why the troops adapted to their surnames, the number of field artillery and the number of mountain artillery of the national army were almost the same as one of the reasons, because the number of field artillery of the national army was limited, and it also lacked the ability to build itself.

Compared with field artillery, it is much easier for the Nationalist Army to replenish mountain artillery, and the 75-millimeter mountain artillery of the Fuzhou Arsenal has begun mass production, and although the monthly output is only a dozen, it has provided the Nationalist Army with five battalions of mountain artillery in half a year to supplement the Nationalist Army's artillery losses. In addition, after the Nationalist Army defeated the other warlord troops, except for the Beiyang Army, which was equipped with a large number of field artillery, most of the other warlords were equipped with mountain artillery, which was also relatively easy to replenish through capture.

To put it simply, it is divided into the horse pulling system and the pack horse system, which is a constraint on operational needs and realistic conditions.

For example, the artillery regiment, which originally had two field artillery battalions and one mountain artillery battalion, would not move and would be directly divided into a horse-drawn system, while the troops with only one field artillery battalion would be divided into a pack-horse system to supplement part of the mountain artillery. For example, the first division was originally equipped with German-made field artillery and mountain artillery, and this time the adjustment will transfer away other types of artillery that were originally supplemented, and transfer the German-made mountain artillery to rebuild a complete German-made artillery regiment, and the Fifth Division, which originally had only one field artillery battalion, one domestically produced mountain artillery battalion, and a small number of other mountain artillery, and this adjustment will directly supplement part of the mountain artillery, making it a complete mountain artillery regiment with one field artillery battalion and two mountain artillery battalions.

In addition, the mixed brigades are not assigned to field artillery, and the artillery battalions to which they belong are unified into mountain artillery battalions, and are incorporated into 75-mm mountain artillery or 57-mm mountain artillery.

According to this adjustment plan, the staff officers divided the Guard Division, the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 3rd Division, the 4th Division, and the 9th Division of the National Army into a horse-pulling system, and the divisional artillery regiment was assigned to two 75-mm field artillery battalions and one 75-mm mountain artillery battalion. Among them, the first division is the German artillery regiment, the guard division, the second, third, and fourth divisions are all called the artillery regiment, and the ninth division is the American artillery regiment.

The remaining fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and eleventh divisions were all pack horse systems, and the divisional artillery regiment was equipped with a 75-mm field artillery battalion and two 75-mm mountain artillery battalions. Among them, the 8th Division and the 11th Division were newly formed units, so their artillery regiments were unified U.S. artillery regiments, the other 5th Divisions used field artillery battalions, and then equipped with two mountain artillery battalions produced by Fuzhou, and the 6th and 7th Divisions were U.S. artillery field artillery battalions with two mountain artillery battalions produced in Fuzhou or captured.

The 10th Division is a special example, it is not equipped with field artillery, and is only equipped with three battalions of 60-mm rapid-fire mountain guns for the time being.

The other five mixed brigades were also assigned to a mountain artillery battalion, and the 1st Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Mixed Brigade, and the 2nd Mixed Brigade were all attached to 75-mm mountain artillery, and there were old and new ones in them. The 4th and 5th Mixed Brigades, which are being formed, are preparing to use the captured 57-mm mountain artillery battalions.

After such an adjustment, the demand for field artillery in various units of the Nationalist Army has greatly decreased, while the demand for mountain artillery has greatly increased, and the existing number cannot meet the needs of all units of the Nationalist Army at all, and the mountain artillery battalions of several units are still empty racks, waiting to be equipped. However, the output of mountain artillery in the Fuzhou Arsenal has also slowly risen, not to mention more than a dozen in a month, and in a few months it will be possible to complete the mountain artillery that the troops lack.

If all the units of the Nationalist Army are adjusted according to the plan, then the Nationalist Army will have six field divisions under the horse system, six field divisions under the pack horse system, and five mixed brigades with pack horses, with a total of 18 field artillery battalions and 23 mountain artillery battalions.

It is good to look forward to this plan, but there are also some specific local problems, such as if the artillery regiment of the 10th Division wants to change its equipment, it is estimated that it will take a long, long time, after all, other units are also waiting for equipment, but some detailed adjustments are easy to complete, and it will not affect the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Taking advantage of the end of the war in Anhui and Jiangxi, when the Beiyang Army was also adjusting its troop deployment, and both sides were in a state of recuperation, Chen Jingyun not only instructed the General Staff to make minor adjustments to the artillery regiments of each division and divide them into two types of formations, the horse-pulling system and the pack-horse system, but also formally made a major adjustment to the army-level command structure of the Nationalist Army.

Since its establishment, the command structure at the military level of the National Army has been full of problems, and instead of improving the command efficiency of operations, it has even caused the command structure of the National Army to be bloated and the command of the troops to be unimpeded. During the Anhui-Jiangxi war, Chen Jingyun had already tried to adjust the way of command, and the results were still very good, and there were no obstacles after the Anhui-Jiangxi war. Under such circumstances, Chen Jingyun also planned to completely readjust the military-level command structure, so as to avoid long nights and dreams, and it became more and more difficult to adjust as the time went on, resulting in more and more stiffness.

The four corps-level command organs remain unchanged and their personnel remain unchanged, but the units under their jurisdiction and the defense areas they are responsible for will be adjusted.

First of all, the First Army had jurisdiction over the First Division stationed in Shanghai, the Second Division stationed in Nanjing, the Fourth Division stationed in Hangzhou, and the Seventh Division stationed in Zhenjiang, a total of four divisions. Shen Gang is still the commander of the army, and the various organs in the headquarters of the First Army will not make other changes, simply put, the second division and the seventh division of the original Second Army will be divided into the first army. The First Army will be in charge of the Southern Soviet Front

The headquarters of the Second Army was transferred to the southern Anhui region, and the 6th Division, the 9th Division, and the 5th Mixed Brigade stationed in southern Anhui were under the jurisdiction of Ma Cheng, and the personnel of other organs of the military department remained unchanged. The Second Army was responsible for the southern Anhui front.

The Third Army remained in Guangdong, with the Third Division stationed in Guangzhou and the First Mixed Brigade in northern Guangdong. The army commander is still Lin Zhaomin, and he is still in charge of the Guangdong front, and there is little change.

The headquarters of the Fourth Army was transferred from Fuzhou to Jiangxi, and had jurisdiction over the 10th Division stationed in Jiangxi, the 2nd Mixed Brigade stationed in Yichun, the 3rd Mixed Brigade stationed in Nanchang, and the 4th Mixed Brigade stationed in Jiujiang. The army commander is still Lin Chengkun, except for the change of the troops under his jurisdiction and the change of the station, the other army headquarters have not changed, and the people are still those people.

Chen Jingyun's transfer did not give people a promotion, nor did they remove people, and the military orders given to those senior generals also clearly said that this was an adjustment of the military-level command structure, and it would not involve personnel aspects. As the territory of the Nationalist Army grows larger and larger, such a situation is inevitable, and as for the issue of troop loyalty and control, it will have to rely on other means, and it is impossible to keep the troops in their hands all the time without relinquishing power.

In addition to these four corps, the headquarters also has several directly subordinate units, such as the Guard Division, the Fifth Division, the Eighth Division, and the Eleventh Division. At present, the general headquarters of the Nationalist Army is preparing to relocate Nanjing, and since Fujian Province has no external threat after the capture of Jiangxi, internal suppression or suppression of bandits can be completely handed over to the local garrison, and there is no need to waste the main force stationed in Fujian.

Therefore, when Chen Jingyun came to Nanjing this time, he also brought the guard division with him, and then the Eighth Division, which had already been organized and trained into an army, also marched to Zhejiang by land, leaving only one 11th Division in Fuzhou that had not yet been organized and trained into an army.

Judging from the current military layout of the Nationalist Army, it is obvious that Beiyang is regarded as the main enemy, and heavy troops have been deployed in both southern and southern Anhui, and eight divisions of the Nationalist Army, one brigade and one reading artillery regiment have been concentrated in southern Jiangsu and southern Anhui south of the Yangtze River, with a total strength of more than 100,000 troops. Relatively speaking, Jiangxi is only one division and three brigades, with only more than 20,000 troops, and Guangdong is only one division and one brigade, adding up to more than 10,000 people. Even after the 11th Division has completed its training and become an army, if there are no variables in Guangdong and Jiangxi, then it should be transferred to southern Jiangsu or southern Anhui.